Kids, Labels And Drugs
Labeling children is bad at the best of times. Labeling them so that self appointed “experts” can save them from all sorts of future problems by intervention at age two would be laughable except there is a risk it may be taken seriously.
Four Easy Ways To Burn More Calories
Here are four easy ways to burn more calories throughout your day!
Beware Of Alarmist Nonsense
Regular readers will know I am not a fan of hysteria in health stories. Shrill alarmist messages at best do no good and at worst are counterproductive.
Good News For Chocolate Fans
Just in time for Easter comes new research, which show, wait for it, that people who regularly eat some chocolate have a lower BMI than those who do not. Whilst the reason was not determined, the link withstood allowance for a host of other variables. This has got to...
Five Tips To Max Your Metabolism
Losing weight can be a daunting journey if you do not have the right information to make it easier and faster. There are certain actions you can take that will create weight loss success.
The Limitations Of “Scientific” Medicine
Much is made of the evidence base of Western Medicine as against “natural health”. The thing that really grinds my gears is with what actually constitutes scientific evidence and how credible is it?
Reduce Stress – Leave Outrage To Others
Stress remains a major issue in the lives of many. Do we really need extra stress and aggravation? I do not think so.So what can we do to have a less stressful time?
Should We Stop Calling It Prostate “Cancer”?
For the longest time, cancer was studied only in corpses, reinforcing cancer’s deadly reputation.The paradox is that we can now detect a lot of cancer that is not even cancer yet, and likely never will be.”
Money Tablet
There has been a lot of debate about conflicts of interest in medicine. Doctors cannot wear two hats. Either they can work for industry or sit on panels advising health authorities. They cannot do both.
The Value Of Getting Enough Sleep
What is the one thing we spend more of our lives doing than any other single thing? It is something that we do every day and we largely take for granted. The answer, is of course, sleep. In the hierarchy of the body’s needs, sleep is number three after air and water....
Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
Whether you realize it or not, you are setting an example for your children! They are like sponges; they absorb everything that you say. They are also modeling after you, how you behave, how you treat yourself, others and even how you treat them.
A Mad Mad World
There has been a disturbing rise in the health and safety industry where no risk is too small to be regulated.Like anything taken to extremes, unexpected consequences arise.